语言点:
1. kick off (事件、比赛或讨论等)开始
The shows kick off on October 24th.
※ kick-off n. The kick-off is at 3
2. need sth like a hole in the head 完全不需要 [也是,谁想要脑袋上有个洞呀!哈哈]
e.g. We need more folk heroes like we need a hole in the head.
3. have/take a crack at sth 尝试 [5月晨读]
4. put one's mind to do sth 全神贯注做...
5. roll up one's sleeves 卷起袖子,准备大干一场
6. give it one's best shot 尽全力
7. nothing ventured, nothing gained 舍不得孩子套不找狼
8. can-do attitude 乐观态度
9. child's play 小儿科
10. bigwig 大人物
11. out of touch with reality 脱离实际
※ out of place 不得当
※ out of reach 遥不可及
※ out of my league 高攀不起
※ D2的 reality check
12. work one's tail/butt off 十分努力工作
※ 拓展:tail 动词→ tail off/away 变得越来越小,逐渐消失。The number of tourists tails off in October.
13. call it quits 决定停止,放弃
※ call it a day 到此为止
14. throw in the towel 认输,承认失败
15. We've been down before, but we always come back fighting.以前我们就挺过去了,这次也没问题。
16. private-label products 自有品牌,对应 branded goods,big name brands 大品牌的
17. rest on one's laurels 吃老本,不思进取
e.g. The government can't rest on its laurels and must press ahead with major policy changes.
18. turn around 使复苏、好转
turn around one's business 使生意好转
19. get down to business→get to work
20. track record 业绩记录
21. on board 支持
e.g. You need to bring the whole staff on board. 你需要取得全体员工的支持。
22. count me in / I'm in 算我一个
23. rally the troops 重整旗鼓
24. cover a lot of ground 涉及广泛
(注:ground这里是范围的意思,不可数,后面没有s。每日一词里讲的ground是理由的意思,可数,一般是复数You have no grounds for complaint. 你没有理由抱怨。)
25. agenda item 议题
26. jump to the gun 发令枪还没响就跑,抢跑→操之过急
27. every time I turn around 每次都这样
28. get out of hand 失控
29. beg to differ 不同意(礼貌、正式的说法)
e.g. I beg to differ with you on this matter.
※ agree to disagree 求同存异
e.g. He likes golf and his wife likes tennis, so when it comes to sports, they have agreed to disagree.
30. not see eye-to-eye 想法不一致 [眼儿没对上,看法就不一致了哈哈]
e.g. We remember that while we may not see eye-to-eye on everything, we share a love for this country and a faith in its future.
31. That's putting it lightly/mildly. 当然,这说得都是轻的
32. get off track 跑偏,跑题
33. weigh in on sth 发表意见
e.g. President Trump has weighed in on the situation on Twitter, not surprisingly.
34. put in / throw in / give / offer one's two cents
e.g. He's always ready to offer his two cents on any topic, whether he knows anything about it or not.
e.g. I think their music is really boring...and everybody does not like them...but that's just my two cents.
35. company offsite 公司团建
36. circle back to 绕回来,回头
e.g. I wanted to circle back to something you said earlier.
※ This has all circled back to you. The time has come. 天道好轮回。你的好日子到头了。
37. outsource 将...外包
38. focus group 焦点小组(选自各阶层,讨论某专项问题;所得信息常为市场研究者或某政党所用)
39. What are you looking for in... 你希望找个什么样的....你最看重...?[5月晨读]
What are you looking for in a plan/ your next job/ in a girl/ in a relationship?
语音点:
1. ˌcan-ˈdo 主重音在后
2. bigwig 重音在前
3. ˈtrack record 重音在前
4. outsource 重音在前
5. ˈfocus group 重音在前
6. fragrance 是/eɪ/ 不是 /æ/
7. child's play 重音在前
8. figure 美音/ˈfɪɡjər/
9. overview 重音在前
10. laboratory 英 /ləˈbɒrətri/ 美/ˈlæbrətɔːri /
11. exit /ˈeksɪt/ /ˈekzɪt/ 两种都可以
12. agenda item 重音在前